Yesterday at Yoga we were asked to do the downward facing dog pose. I immediately got into the pose without looking at the instructor or anyone else to see if I was doing it correctly. It was so relaxing and familiar to me. I thought back to when I first started practicing Yoga which was many years ago, and the instructor (probably Linda) demonstrated downward dog. We were told that this was a relaxing and refreshing pose. I could barely get my heals to touch the mat. Everything hurt, and I thought, 'how could this be relaxing?' I looked at the people next to me to see how my downward dog attempt compared to their pose... not too good.
We live in a world of constant change some of which is positive, and some of which is not. The downward dog pose does not change. People have been doing this pose the same way for countless years. For me there is a beauty to this. Going into this pose during my practice now represents a comfortable, relaxing and familiar place. It may have taken me several years of Yoga, but now I find that I am refreshed and happy to be in this pose.
And a happy Adho Mukha Svanasana to you.
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